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I wish I was a robot
so I could stick to my guns
I would lock in the rules
so that when things got awkward
I wouldn't run

but your heart it only skews you
and your brain gets int he way
I talked my way out
a couple of times
as a kid
and then I stayed that way
they say

that's not how you learn
and it's not how big things happen no
it's not how it goes
God knows

I want to let go tonight
but something got me
something's gripping me tight
I want to let go tonight
but I'm not sure I'm ready
for the fight

robot knees are solid
robot eyes are straight
the metal stomach won't knot up
when the sea turns dark
and the sharks hunt prey

but I'm drawn towards the easy
I'm pulled towards the safe
I know that dirty feeling you get
from sucking down the little poisons
that hide you away
they say

that's not how you learn
and it's not how big things happen
it's not how it goes
God knows

I want to let go tonight
but something got me
something's gripping me tight
I want to let go tonight
but I'm not sure I'm ready
for the fight

we're made to push
designed to cling
we're wired for pressure
to need that sting
to stay always in our legs

it needs to hurt
to hang by a thread
the engine runs on blood bled
from hands
worn back through the skin

they say
it's not how you learn
and it's not how big things happen no
and it's not how it goes
God knows

I want to let go tonight
but something's got me
something's gripping me tight
I want to let go tonight
but I'm not sure I'm ready
for the fight

I want to let go tonight
but something's got me
something's blocking the light
I want to let go tonight
but I'm not sure I'm ready
for the fight

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from Foreground Vice, Background Sky EP, released December 20, 2011

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Birds in Branches Sydney, Australia

With honest, searching songs and a unique way of putting together electronic sound, Birds In Branches is it's own thing.

The solo project of Adam Jones from Sydney (Australia), the large, varied and artful sound swings with the weight of authentic lyrics and raw vocals.

It does tickle the eardrums, but let it in closer to feel it in your gut and in your bones. It comes with heart if you let it.
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